We are the crew that does the work. Our crew cleans gutters, flushes every downspout and flow-tests the run, hauls away the leaves and debris, and sends you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Tredyffrin homeowners book us in the spring and fall, because a clean gutter is how you protect your home from water damage, and we can give you a firm date when you call or text a photo of the front of the house.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for a Tredyffrin gutter cleaning depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the pitch are what move the time on the ladder. Tredyffrin homes with a long gutter system take longer than a short run of the same footage, so we ask about the total run length on the call.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaf mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean out the run underneath. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our experience on local houses is that the gutter that looks fine from the driveway is often the one with the clog. We open the run, clean out the buildup from the bottom, flush each downspout and watch the water flow until it runs clear at the outlet. We find clogged downspouts more often than anything else, and a sag or a loose hanger shows up as water sitting in one section, which we photograph instead of selling a fix. Heavy tree cover and a few years between cleanings are the two things we see most often behind a blockage, and the homes with the worst runs were the ones that had gone the longest without service. For residential and commercial properties the same rule applies: the crew arrives, clears the gutters and each downspout, and reports what it sees. If you ask us to clean your gutters, the goal is simple: get the water away from your home and off the foundation, and that is what the visit is for. If you want gutter cleaning services on a set schedule, we will set the date on the first visit and keep it on the calendar for you. We do this for residential properties across the surrounding areas, and we can usually give a firm date when you call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
For context, nationally: Angi 2026, US average $168, most $119 to $234, $0.95 to $2.25 per linear foot.
Downspouts flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, photos of every run. The quote already has all of it in.
Our crew clears every gutter run by hand, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. Roof valleys and the area above the gutter line are blown clear first, so the next rain does not refill what was just emptied. Every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom; one that will not clear is worked from the top where it can be reached. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, the crew checks that water is leaving at the outlet and tells you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Debris goes into bags and leaves with the truck. It is not blown onto the lawn, the deck or next door. The ground is left as it was found.
Before the crew leaves you get photos of every run and every downspout, before and after, on your phone, whether or not you were home. Anything the crew sees that is not a cleaning problem, a hanger pulled loose, a seam dripping, a run sitting flat, is photographed and reported, not repaired and not sold on the spot.
What can change the number, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice: a third story or a roof too steep to walk; gutters that have not been touched in years; guards that have to come off and go back on.
Twice a year for most houses: once after the spring seed and pollen drop, once after the last leaves fall.
Most of our Tredyffrin PA customers book twice a year. Across Pennsylvania the seed and pollen drop runs late May to June, and the second visit comes in late October or November, after the last leaves are down. In spring we find the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat and the debris under it, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Heavy rainfall in March, July and September, the wettest months here, is when a clog shows up on the outside of the house. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the water moving. Gutter guards still need a clean, because the mat that forms on top of a guard is where the water stops going in. Any clog we open here is a sign the roofline is holding material the water cannot get past, and a single blockage left alone will back rainwater up over the edge. Wood rot in the fascia can lead to structural damage, so do not wait on it.
When we open a gutter here in spring we find the seeds first, then the leaf grit under them. When we open one in November it is the mat, and the drainage at the bottom is often the first thing to fail. The blockage is usually at the elbow of the downspout, where the flow turns, and a twig wedged there is enough to stop it. Our crew checks the downspouts, and we flush every downspout before we leave so the run leaves clean. We also look for a leak at the seams, which is the gutter maintenance most homes skip. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can plan the rest of the year from there. Keep your gutters on that schedule and the water stays off the fascia.
Water over the edge rots the board behind the gutter first. Everything after that is slow, and slow is what a policy excludes.
The three signs. Water pouring over the front edge in rain instead of out of the downspout. A run that sags, sits low or has pulled away from the fascia. Plants growing out of the trough. Any one of them means the gutter is full.
What happens next. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and spills behind it. The fascia board rots, then the soffit. Water backs up under the first course of shingles and shows up as a ceiling stain. Siding stains and swells. Below, the overflow cuts a channel at the foundation and finds the basement. The wet debris itself weighs enough to pull the gutter off the house. Standing water breeds mosquitoes; dry debris houses wasps. Where winters freeze, the trapped water becomes an ice dam at the eave and lifts the shingles from underneath.
Why your policy will not pay. Homeowners insurance generally does not cover water damage traced to clogged gutters. Carriers class gutter cleaning as routine maintenance, and damage from skipped maintenance as preventable neglect, which a standard policy excludes. A limb that tears a gutter off in a storm is sudden and accidental and is usually covered; a fascia board that rotted over two years is not. This is general information, not insurance advice; read your policy or ask your agent.
Guards stop leaves. They do not stop needles, seeds, grit or the paste they turn into. The job gets shorter, not gone.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and it is a different job: clearing what sits on top of the guard and checking that water is actually getting in, rather than scooping out the trough. Mesh and screen guards hold whole leaves off. Pine needles thread through, seed casings and pollen mat on top, roof grit settles underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge. The gutter is empty and the water never went in.
Guards earn their keep under big leafy trees and on roofs too high to want to climb. They do not end maintenance, whatever the installer said. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspouts and reseats the guards; tell us what is on the house when you get the quote and it is priced as a guarded system, which usually runs shorter than an open one.
Under an hour on most houses. Nobody has to be there, and the photos arrive either way.
The crew calls the day before with an arrival window and again when they are on the way. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical home; bigger houses, steep roofs and gutters left for years run longer. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. Before they arrive: side gate unlocked, cars off the driveway if runs face it, pets inside while ladders are up. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder off the gutter lip and the siding. After: photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, and an invoice that matches the quote.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. You hear what it is before anyone talks about money.
Still overflowing. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. If that happens after a cleaning, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it actually is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The number. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Your house. Stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and screens and downspout extensions go back where they were.
Payment. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone. Some dates take a small booking fee to hold the slot, and you hear about it before you book.
The whole city and the towns around it, booked by phone or text from the nearest crew.
Our crew works across Tredyffrin from the nearest base, and we clean the same houses on the same schedule each season once the first visit is done. Each homeowner gets the same crew on that schedule. The way booking works with us is simple. You ask for a quote by phone or text, and we ask about stories, the approximate size of the house and whether there are trees overhanging the gutters. If it is easy, send a photo of the front of the house, because it lets us see the eaves before we arrive. We confirm the date with a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busy windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, the same months our customers here book most often, so the sooner you call the sooner you get a slot. To get your gutters on the calendar, call or text and we will tell you the first open date. Lead time is listed on your confirmation when we give you the date. We keep the same crew on your home from one visit to the next, so the gutter cleaning process is the same each time and we already know which runs need the closer look. Our gutter services stay consistent that way.
If you have an old house with heavy tree cover, or a gutter that has not had a clean in years, tell us on the call so the crew arrives ready for cleaning and maintenance on a bigger job, with room on the truck for the extra load. We are on the ladder for the full run of gutters and downspouts, not just the part you can see from the ground. We would rather tell you on the phone that the job is bigger than it looks than find it once we are up there.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you an estimate by phone or text for any Tredyffrin PA home. We do not quote from a rate card, so the number you get is the number on the invoice. If anything we find on the house changes the job, you hear about it before we start.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall, after the seed drop and after the last leaves. Houses that skip the fall visit are the ones where we find runs sagging by March. If you have heavy tree cover, we see the gutters fill again within a few months, so the schedule may be closer together.
Same-day slots depend on the week, so we confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week, and we will tell you the first open date on the phone. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will check the calendar with you.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you get a clean record of the visit. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clear at the outlet. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet in your landscape and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs a clean. We find needles threaded through the guard, seed casings and grit sitting on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the guard and off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear the grit underneath and reseat them.
If the rain gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in the rain, that is a slope or capacity problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. We quote from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that would change the job is raised with you before work begins. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
